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that's something else the obama campaign needs. and they were delighted, one of their biggest fundraising dates ever. >> the president has accepted, i think, an invitation, as has governor romney to, come to clinton's initiative here in new york. so both of them are coming, notwithstanding what bill clinton said about governor romney during his speech. >> reporter: well, nobody will admit that this is a quid pro quo, but there's a little bit of that. clinton, of course, is trying to be bipartisan inviting both, and only clinton, i think, could get away with that. >> thank you, bill. >>> this morning, the israeli prime minister is raising tension over a possible attack on iran. he says if the world refuses to draw a line in the sand over teheran's nuclear program, it cannot demand that israel hold its fire. he told reporters "the world tells israel wait, there's still time. i say wait for what? wait until when"? hillary clinton has just returned from china where rumors are flying about the country's future leader. he has disappeared
that's something else the obama campaign needs. and they were delighted, one of their biggest fundraising dates ever. >> the president has accepted, i think, an invitation, as has governor romney to, come to clinton's initiative here in new york. so both of them are coming, notwithstanding what bill clinton said about governor romney during his speech. >> reporter: well, nobody will admit that this is a quid pro quo, but there's a little bit of that. clinton, of course, is trying to...
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something else the obama campaign needs. they were delighted. >> bill, there's also -- >> reporter: one of their biggest fund-raising days ever. >> the president has accepted, i think, an invitation, as has governor romney, to come to the clinton initiative here in new york. both of them are coming, notwithstanding what bill clinton said about governor romney during his speech. >> reporter: well, nobody will admit this is a quid pro quo. there's a little bit of that. and clinton is trying to be bipartisan in inviting both and i think only clinton could get away with that. >>> benjamin netanyahu, he said if the world refuses to draw a line in the sand over tehran's nuclear program, it cannot demand that israel hold its fire. he told reporters, quote, the world told us, israel, wait. there's still time. i said wait for what? wait until when? secretary of state hillary clinton has returned from china where rumors are flying about the country's future leader. disappeared from public view. secretary clinton's trip to china. >> re
something else the obama campaign needs. they were delighted. >> bill, there's also -- >> reporter: one of their biggest fund-raising days ever. >> the president has accepted, i think, an invitation, as has governor romney, to come to the clinton initiative here in new york. both of them are coming, notwithstanding what bill clinton said about governor romney during his speech. >> reporter: well, nobody will admit this is a quid pro quo. there's a little bit of that. and...
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>> he voted for barack obama, and he'll vote for barack obama, and make the case for barack obama. >> but if it's a transaction, and what does the big dog get, referring to bill clinton, resurrection, redemption, relevance, reflective patina of obama integrity and fidelity, the chance to upstart the president who outmaneuvered his wife, and a way to get back to the white house this time as the first man? >> first of all, look, president clinton was just in chicago, held his conference in chicago. with his foundation. he has 69% approval. the highest he has ever been, even when he was president. it's not what president obama can give him any transaction. he is going to lay the case out of how the strategy is for the economy and recovering of the economy are the same. and i think it will have great importance for the president, but also who we are as a party and how that matters to the middle class and people who are struggling. one paycheck away from paying for their kids' education or their own retirement. and how we as democrats look out for those people to make sure they have opport
>> he voted for barack obama, and he'll vote for barack obama, and make the case for barack obama. >> but if it's a transaction, and what does the big dog get, referring to bill clinton, resurrection, redemption, relevance, reflective patina of obama integrity and fidelity, the chance to upstart the president who outmaneuvered his wife, and a way to get back to the white house this time as the first man? >> first of all, look, president clinton was just in chicago, held his...
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michelle obama tells voters. the president knows what they're going through. >> former president bill clinton takes center stage to make his case for re-electing president obama. >>> gunfire erupts as a politician takes the stage during an election night rally. we'll introduce you to the nfl's most interesting han. >>> we begin with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> i have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> the first lady makes a personal pitch at the democratic national convention. >> for barack, success isn't about how much money you make. it's about the difference you make in people's lives. >> julian castro, the mayor of san antonio gave the keynote address. >> we all understand that freedom isn't free. what romney and ryan don't understand is that neither is opportunity. >> nascar is a metaphor for the democratic party. everyone else is just here waiting for them to flame out in a giant wreck. >> one of the seal team 6 memb
michelle obama tells voters. the president knows what they're going through. >> former president bill clinton takes center stage to make his case for re-electing president obama. >>> gunfire erupts as a politician takes the stage during an election night rally. we'll introduce you to the nfl's most interesting han. >>> we begin with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> i have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are....
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. ♪ >>> a reminder. sunday's "60 minutes" has scott pelley's exclusive interview with a navy seal who took part in the raid a that killed osama bin laden. >> the retired member of seal team 6 reveals new details about the mission. you can see that interview this sunday night on "60 minutes" here on cbs. >>> so after an inspiring but tight 35-minute -- that brings me to health care. >> on he went through welfare reform, medicare, the national debt, immigration, with more false endings than a james brown concert. the hardest working man in politics finally yielded the stage. >> bless you and god bless america. [ applause ] >> don't stop thinking about tomorrow because it's a half hour from now. [ laughter ] >>> he nailed it, didn't he? >> he totally nailed it. it was so good. clinton did go on for a bit. 48 minutes, i think it was. in some ways, people are saying it did cast a shadow over obama's speech. >> probably the most stirring speech because of the way he did it. all those gestures. >> the way he co
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article, "obama and me." in the new issue of "vanity fair" magazine. his new book about the debt crisis "boomerang" also. how does michael lewis get six months with the president of the united states to try to figure out what it's like to be president. >> that in itself tells you about this man who is president. i just sent an e-mail to the press secretary saying we never see his perspective. you never are in the president's shoes. there's so much noise around him, positive and negative. i it's so extracted from what the job is. you know he's working with more information than people shouting at him. i wanted to see what it was like to occupy his space. they came back to me the next day and said we want to do it. i said who is we? i said he wants to do it. >> that doesn't happen to the rest of us. >> here's where it gets interesting. how does everybody else feel about it? >> we don't want to do it. so he drove this process. i met him. the relationship developed. he never once explained why. so, think about po
article, "obama and me." in the new issue of "vanity fair" magazine. his new book about the debt crisis "boomerang" also. how does michael lewis get six months with the president of the united states to try to figure out what it's like to be president. >> that in itself tells you about this man who is president. i just sent an e-mail to the press secretary saying we never see his perspective. you never are in the president's shoes. there's so much noise...
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this is bad news for president obama. and after this -- what had been a pretty successful convention they felt, this is just a big wet blanket right away. >> and john mitt romney put out a statement last night saying if last night was the party, this morning is the hangover. do you think the american people will give president obama some patience with these numbers? >> well, you know they have given him a little bit of patience. if you look at the grade people give him in the polls on his economic performance, it's much lower than the overall approval rating. so there are a number of theories for that. one is that voters like him, and therefore they are kind of willing to give him a second chance. but this drum beat has been rather steady. and so you know, this is the big question. will they give him the patience? and did he do anything over the last several days to try and get them to give him patience? and we just don't know yet. >> john dickerson, thank you very much. >>> this morning, democrats are on their way home f
this is bad news for president obama. and after this -- what had been a pretty successful convention they felt, this is just a big wet blanket right away. >> and john mitt romney put out a statement last night saying if last night was the party, this morning is the hangover. do you think the american people will give president obama some patience with these numbers? >> well, you know they have given him a little bit of patience. if you look at the grade people give him in the polls...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> this morning, police in los angeles are searching for two suspects in a very unusual bank robbery. as bill whitaker report, the robbers got the money without ever going inside. >> it was not your garden variety stick-up. the bank's manager says she was kidnapped by two masked men at her home. they strapped what they told her was a bomb around her waist and demanded she rob her own bank. >> the suspects gave her a device, forced her to wear a device which she believed to be an explosive device and gave her instruction toss retrieve cash from the bank and then, in turn, pass it out to the suspects who were waiting outside. >> in fear for her life, a woman entered the bank before opening and bagged up money from the vault. as the robbers sped away, employees quickly called the bomb squad. >> when sheriffs bomb squad arrived, they calmed the woman and they very carefully removed the device from the woman's body. >> the device was sandbag outside the bank and hu
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did they give obama credit for anything? >> they gave him credit for trying, and this is why those ads that come across, the slash-and-burn, negative ads don't work? they think he's really made an effort and they believe that congress stood in his way. that said, they're very hesitant about giving him four more years, because they don't see that they accomplished anything over the last four. >> so, do they think he's a nice guy but doesn't get the job done, doesn't do the job? is that the idea? >> they think he's a decent guy, a family man, and they respect him for the effort, but they're not convinced that the next four years will be any better than these four. and for them, they can't afford another four years like this. >> so, we were tucking earlier, they've got -- democrats have to convince people they have a plan to continue to do better and an explanation for why they haven't done better. >> if i were advising barack obama, i would tell him to admit that all hasn't gone as well as he would have wished. i would tell hi
did they give obama credit for anything? >> they gave him credit for trying, and this is why those ads that come across, the slash-and-burn, negative ads don't work? they think he's really made an effort and they believe that congress stood in his way. that said, they're very hesitant about giving him four more years, because they don't see that they accomplished anything over the last four. >> so, do they think he's a nice guy but doesn't get the job done, doesn't do the job? is...
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. >> the obama campaign engaged in character assassination. >> oh, sure. they completely misrepresent my point of view. >>> today at the united nations, benjamin netanyahu will issue dire warning on the nuclear program. >> hundreds of passengers endure a frightening landing, it straightened out as the train touched down. >>> a dying man's tip may lead to the final resting place of jimmy hoffa. police will drill beneath concrete in suburban detroit. it shows a teenager aiming a rocket launcher. >> a good way to get around town. we'll check this out. users can navigate their way under water. >> do you mind if i ask you a lot of dumb american questions? >> fire away. >> i love poland. i love the polish people. i like polish hot dogs. i like stripper poles. >> iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad called for a new world order for western powers. >> everyone will get a mad dictator bobblehead doll. it's a collector's item. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." national football league officials are going back to work over three weeks of outrage, the nfl
. >> the obama campaign engaged in character assassination. >> oh, sure. they completely misrepresent my point of view. >>> today at the united nations, benjamin netanyahu will issue dire warning on the nuclear program. >> hundreds of passengers endure a frightening landing, it straightened out as the train touched down. >>> a dying man's tip may lead to the final resting place of jimmy hoffa. police will drill beneath concrete in suburban detroit. it shows a...
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i think about president obama. i really do. >> you've never had thoughts about him, you don't think much about him? >> charlie, i don't know, really where we're going now. >> i want to ask you. i was there in 2008 when you and senator kennedy endorsed barack obama. i i believe it was at american university. there was this talk about this transfer of magic in many ways. the kennedy magic endorsing barack obama in some ways. there's been a lot of talk this election that that same inspiration and magic isn't there for obama. lessen enthusiasm. do you think that's true? >> i think this convention is really showing that that's not true. i think that this has been a completely different kind of year. first of all, obviously the last four years have been difficult economically as president clinton laid out last night. he inherited an economy in terrible shape. obviously, that's going to change the mood of the country and the campaign. we've had an exciting primary process where lots of people got involved last time. it wa
i think about president obama. i really do. >> you've never had thoughts about him, you don't think much about him? >> charlie, i don't know, really where we're going now. >> i want to ask you. i was there in 2008 when you and senator kennedy endorsed barack obama. i i believe it was at american university. there was this talk about this transfer of magic in many ways. the kennedy magic endorsing barack obama in some ways. there's been a lot of talk this election that that...
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spoke to president obama shortly thereafter. she has been in the oval office or situation room at least six time in the past three days and in constant contact with the other national security principles. she spoke to general dempsey, secretary panetta. keep in mind the last good five hour period where it was unclear what had happened to the u.s. ambassador. whether he had gone into hiding, whether he had been kidnapped. the state department still isn't clear on the details. they don't know how his body ended up in a benghazi hospital or who took it there. this is a very moment by moment investigation, but it draws into question a success story of the obama administration on the foreign policy front, libya was viewed as a test of the minimum military engagement maximum impact. >> so what are state department officials focused on today? >> reporter: today they are very much focused on the expected protests throughout the region, but there's also little bit of clean up that's happening. the secretary has been in contact with offic
spoke to president obama shortly thereafter. she has been in the oval office or situation room at least six time in the past three days and in constant contact with the other national security principles. she spoke to general dempsey, secretary panetta. keep in mind the last good five hour period where it was unclear what had happened to the u.s. ambassador. whether he had gone into hiding, whether he had been kidnapped. the state department still isn't clear on the details. they don't know how...
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we cannot afford four more years of barack obama, we're not going to have four more years of barack obama. >> if you had any doubt about the schedule, they even have rallies scheduled at the exact same time in different cities. >> thank you, frank luntz is a former hpollster, good morning. >> morning, and i think ohio will win the election. the obama campaign thought this would be a choice. it has become a referendum on mitt romney and it's because they did the ads early enough. it means that all of the obama attacks in the last three or four weeks are showing results. >> the question i wanted to ask you, and i think you may have answered it in part, is looking at this widening gap, is president obama winning, or is governor romney losing. >> it obviously has to be a combination of both, but it's very easy for someone's perceptions to be destroyed if they don't know anything about you. what we have done in some of the swing states, they don't know what bane capital actually does. when you have that little knowledge, it makes the regulartive attacks effective. >> i spent a lot of time last
we cannot afford four more years of barack obama, we're not going to have four more years of barack obama. >> if you had any doubt about the schedule, they even have rallies scheduled at the exact same time in different cities. >> thank you, frank luntz is a former hpollster, good morning. >> morning, and i think ohio will win the election. the obama campaign thought this would be a choice. it has become a referendum on mitt romney and it's because they did the ads early...
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you just described the obama youtube moment. and you'll have a roomful of votes where someone will be taking a picture. there's no such thing as a living room where you can sort of let your hair down. and the fact that he let his hair down with a group of donors and it made news isn't really news in itself. what he does with it will be crick critical. this is a character building moment. american public looks in at various times during a campaign. i promise you they'll be locking in this week. it may be a fresh opportunity for mitt romney, the candidate, to try to connect with voters. this is an issue that has been relevant to him as a candidate and i think this is an opportunity that he can try to do better. >> you know, what's interesting about these moments, too, they're opportunities to learn more about just what the tax system is. what romney suggested is that 47% of americans pay no federal income tax. which is true. but it is also true -- we made a graph to help everybody understand. of those 47% who don't pay federal inc
you just described the obama youtube moment. and you'll have a roomful of votes where someone will be taking a picture. there's no such thing as a living room where you can sort of let your hair down. and the fact that he let his hair down with a group of donors and it made news isn't really news in itself. what he does with it will be crick critical. this is a character building moment. american public looks in at various times during a campaign. i promise you they'll be locking in this week....
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i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> jack reacher is a vigilante who lives lie his own rules. that character is 6'5" and 250 pounds. back for the 17th time and lee child's mystery is called "the wanted man." >> and sold more than 60 million books as he began writing 159 years ago. good morning. >> good morning. >> so tom cruise -- i am interested in the book. >> didn't know tom cruise was 65? >> no, i didn't. >> here's the thing, it's always tense when you move a character from a book to the screen. always tense. the thing is, cruise is a fantastic jack reacher. how
i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in...
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obama marked the end of major combat operations in iraq. he never mentioned romney by name friday but he did take on romney's charge at the convention that mr. obama has weakened the standing in the world and let down u.s. allies. >> if you or anyone is trying to say america is in dee cland or the influence waned, don't you believe it. here's the truth. our alliances have never been stronger. at a campaign stop in lakeland, florida, romney accused the president of breaking promises for the debt. to boost incomes. >> you listen to the last guy running for president, he laid out what he would do, he didn't do it. time to give someone new a chance. hold us accountable. >> reporter: obama officials tell us that the president is still working on crafting his campaign speech and that it will not be filled with what they call petty attacks at the swipe of governor romney, but instead, it will make an affirmative case, rebecca and chip for why the president should be re-elected. >> nancy cordes in des moines, iowa. thank you. >>> major garrett is j
obama marked the end of major combat operations in iraq. he never mentioned romney by name friday but he did take on romney's charge at the convention that mr. obama has weakened the standing in the world and let down u.s. allies. >> if you or anyone is trying to say america is in dee cland or the influence waned, don't you believe it. here's the truth. our alliances have never been stronger. at a campaign stop in lakeland, florida, romney accused the president of breaking promises for...
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but you say the obama campaign is so confident. why do you believe so? >> because they believe the country likes this president and trusts this president and that those are the two commodities that will move voters, that likability and trust are key factors for the president. they believe the country has been traumatized by this era of recession and uncertainty, and that trust and likability will be the decisive factor. and they believe voters are in a more reliable and predictable frame of mind to vote for democrats and re-elect this president, and that the republicans don't have a nominee capable of beating them. whether or not this is true, i don't know. but they believe it, absolutely. >> major garrett, thank you. >> thank you. >>> tomorrow morning, charlie rose and norah o'donnell will be in charlotte covering the democratic national convention, also paul ryan will be with ♪ >> a teenage girl is making football history in florida. we'll show you how she got in the game as a quarterback on "cbs this morning." day mattress spectacular. for the first
but you say the obama campaign is so confident. why do you believe so? >> because they believe the country likes this president and trusts this president and that those are the two commodities that will move voters, that likability and trust are key factors for the president. they believe the country has been traumatized by this era of recession and uncertainty, and that trust and likability will be the decisive factor. and they believe voters are in a more reliable and predictable frame...
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is there any way he worked against obama. >> clinton took care of the attack job and obama was supposed to look forward to the future. they had two different tasks. talking to delegates in the hall who love president obama, they were talking about the clinton speech. yes, clinton, he has a lot more room to move. clinton is not on the hook for the policies, he can behave a little differently than the sitting president. clinton gave the speech that everybody is talking about at the convention. >> if there's no bounce from either of the conventions, are they actually worth it? >> money spent on it. >> we were all down there. we had to cover something. >> you know, it's a great question. there is a focusing quality to these conventions. it's ate lot of money just to focus. on the other hand, what argument is really newcombing out of these two conventions? the president said there's a choice, romney said throw the incumbent out. we knew where the arguments before the conventions. so this would not be the year you want to make the case that you want to extend the conventions for five days bec
is there any way he worked against obama. >> clinton took care of the attack job and obama was supposed to look forward to the future. they had two different tasks. talking to delegates in the hall who love president obama, they were talking about the clinton speech. yes, clinton, he has a lot more room to move. clinton is not on the hook for the policies, he can behave a little differently than the sitting president. clinton gave the speech that everybody is talking about at the...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> check this out. little summer fun in quebec. group of young people used, wow, rope as a human slingshot. turning a boat ramp. got to hurt a bit. if you come down the wrong way -- it looks like fun. >> don't try this at home, kids. >> slip and slide for grownups. >> the ramp there. we used to do the slip and slide in the backyard. and the backyard had practically no hills. it was pushing along the slip and slide. >> especially if it's not wet. >> hopefully people are getting that last day of summer in. >> by the way, one of the fastest growing industries in america is hot sauce. sales jumped 150% in the past ten years. >> wee visited a man in maryland who makes some of the hottest sauces in the world. >> we're talking about the most potent, powerful, intense ingredients on planet earth. >> on the floor of this baltimore factory, blair lazar brews a concoction of chili peppers. blair's death sauce. lazar first served hot sauce in 1989 as a young bartender trying to force lingering customers to leave at
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what really distinguishes barack obama and mitt romney
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> the players are not the only stars at the u.s. open. there's a young american soldier on the sidelines with a remarkable >> reporter: 23-year-old ryan mc to compete. >> don't want to be second place, i want to be first. >> reporter: the former high school star is trying something ve ball boy at the u.s. open. no not nearly as long as december 8th, 2010. then as an army specialist in afghanistan, everything changed. >> next thing i do remember is wak& ng pwakuping up 10 feet in the with dust every where. i couldn't see anything. >> reporter: mcintosh stepped on a land mine while on patrol near kandahar. his right foot was blown off but he sauce he was lucky. >> there was a 40-pound jug of explosives that i stepped on. >> had it gone off? >> i wouldn't be here today. >> reporter: his right leg was amputated. six weeks later he was walking with the help of a carbon fiber prosthetic, driven by a new goal. >> knowing my son was about to be born. my recmy rover
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> the players are not the only stars at the u.s. open. there's a young american soldier on the sidelines with a remarkable >> reporter: 23-year-old ryan mc to compete. >> don't want to be second place, i want to be first. >> reporter: the former high school star is trying something ve ball boy at the u.s. open. no not nearly as long as december 8th, 2010. then as an army specialist in afghanistan,...
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polls show romney with 53% and president obama with 38%. while many elderly people are are in that 47% of americans who pay no income taxes, those voters also believe more than any other age group that the country is on the wrong track. now campaign advisers thelma cbs he will keep hammering that message, keep the focus on the economy. there's been a lot of criticism about romney's campaign from some republicans. advisers tell me there's no major changes planned, fo fast shake-ups in the works. politico, an article is out that details some of the things that the campaign will do to reassure its supporters. romney will step up his schedule. big event in nevada. he's going out west tomorrow, california oemp the weekend. and a big bus tour with his running mate, paul ryan. they have aa good rapport on the trail and advisers think that will work well. >> john dickerson is in our washington office. >> good morning, charlie. >> there you go about campaign insiders. what are republican insiders saying about this campaign and what it has to do? >>
polls show romney with 53% and president obama with 38%. while many elderly people are are in that 47% of americans who pay no income taxes, those voters also believe more than any other age group that the country is on the wrong track. now campaign advisers thelma cbs he will keep hammering that message, keep the focus on the economy. there's been a lot of criticism about romney's campaign from some republicans. advisers tell me there's no major changes planned, fo fast shake-ups in the works....
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foreign policy is weak and ineffectual. >> president obama's policy has been confusing. it's been apologetic. and it's been misguided. >> there's no question but that we're weaker than we were when barack obama took office. >> reporter: mitt romney's campaign has long argued that the president's policies have made the united states weaker throughout the world. despite public opinion polling that shows the american people trust mr. obama over his opponent by a slight margin when it comes to handling an international crisis. that was when the idea of an international crisis was abstract. last week's attacks on the american embassies in the middle east and north africa have given the romney campaign an example to criticize. >> if we project weakness, they come. if we are strong, they are -- our adversaries will not test us and our allies will respect us. >> reporter: on cbs news's "face the nation" u.n. ambassador susan rice, one of the administration's top diplomats, argued that the image of the u.s. overseas is far better than republicans claim. >> i see every day the dif
foreign policy is weak and ineffectual. >> president obama's policy has been confusing. it's been apologetic. and it's been misguided. >> there's no question but that we're weaker than we were when barack obama took office. >> reporter: mitt romney's campaign has long argued that the president's policies have made the united states weaker throughout the world. despite public opinion polling that shows the american people trust mr. obama over his opponent by a slight margin...
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in the last few hours, president obama telephoned the egyptian president. a statement from the white house said that he stressed the need for the egyptian authorities to help protect american diplomatic facilities and personnel. charlie, norah? >> holly williams, thank you. two american war ships and elite unit of marines are on their way to libya this morning. investigators are already there, looking for people who killed the four americans. in benghazi, libya, where he visited the ruins of the american consulate. charlie, what did you see? >> reporter: norah, ruins is a good way to describe it. the place has been decimated. every single building, every single room has been torched. everything inside it has been smashed to pieces or taken out. really there would have been no place to hide in that compound. when you talk to libyans here, you hear the same thing. everybody is heartbroken. they're saddened. they're shocked by what's happened. they say that they're ashamed of what's happened. they say the ambassador was a personal friend to the libyans, here t
in the last few hours, president obama telephoned the egyptian president. a statement from the white house said that he stressed the need for the egyptian authorities to help protect american diplomatic facilities and personnel. charlie, norah? >> holly williams, thank you. two american war ships and elite unit of marines are on their way to libya this morning. investigators are already there, looking for people who killed the four americans. in benghazi, libya, where he visited the ruins...
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that's part of obama care. the second part is one governor romney should understand from massachusetts. the concept of insurance is to bring into the pool healthy people as well as sick people. if you just bring in sick people when they're sick, it doesn't work. that's why the idea of an individual mandate, personal responsibility, was part of massachusetts and part of the obama plan. >> i thought the whole point is you can't get insurance companies to bring in people with pre-existing conditions unless you broaden the base. >> that's it sf. >> because they're expensive. people with pre-existing conditions are expensive. that was the whole point of obama care. to get more people pre-existing coverage you had to expand the base and mandate. >> governor romney knows it because he put the mandate in place in massachusetts for the very same reason. this is called adverse selection. if you just wait to buy insurance when you're sick, it opportunity work. he knows that. now he's trying to take the popular part, cover
that's part of obama care. the second part is one governor romney should understand from massachusetts. the concept of insurance is to bring into the pool healthy people as well as sick people. if you just bring in sick people when they're sick, it doesn't work. that's why the idea of an individual mandate, personal responsibility, was part of massachusetts and part of the obama plan. >> i thought the whole point is you can't get insurance companies to bring in people with pre-existing...
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it had a sign saying that this is a coffin of the president obama, u.s. president obama. now, charlie, two weeks after this controversy erupted over this film mocking the prophet muhammad, judging from today's events in pakistan, bangladesh and elsewhere, there's no sign of this rage calming down. charlie? >> charlie, thank you. >>> this morning the u.s. troop surge in afghanistan is over. all 33,000 surge troops have now left the country. president obama sent them three years ago to battle the increasingly aggressive taliban. defense secretary leon panetta says the has been reversed. 68,000 is down from last year's high. >>> the presidential candidates are hitting swing states. mitt romney is traveling to nevada. on thursday it was the president's comments about partisanship in washington that made some headlines. >> we know that as soon as i came in office you had meetings with republicans how do we figure out how to beat the president and i think that i've learned some lessons over the last four years and the most important lesson i've learned, you can't change washing
it had a sign saying that this is a coffin of the president obama, u.s. president obama. now, charlie, two weeks after this controversy erupted over this film mocking the prophet muhammad, judging from today's events in pakistan, bangladesh and elsewhere, there's no sign of this rage calming down. charlie? >> charlie, thank you. >>> this morning the u.s. troop surge in afghanistan is over. all 33,000 surge troops have now left the country. president obama sent them three years...
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president obama will be in washington. they're focusing on fundraising. cbs news political director john dickerson is here. john, we're out from this first debate which is a chance for tens of millions of americans to watch these two guys side by side. what's your sense of the calculation of the race right now? >> well, the race right now, the momentum is with the president. he's doing well in the national polls and also in these battleground states. the most interesting battleground state is ohio where it looks like there have been a consistent number of polls that have shown the president pulling away. he's ahead of mitt romney outside the margin of error so things are going well for the president. the expectations couldn't be any higher for mitt romney on these debates. >> three new polls out this morning that, again, also show obama with the lead in battleground states. >> right. in new hampshire, north carolina, and in nevada. what's interesting about nevada is that the president is going to be there for three days of debate preparation. it's an earl
president obama will be in washington. they're focusing on fundraising. cbs news political director john dickerson is here. john, we're out from this first debate which is a chance for tens of millions of americans to watch these two guys side by side. what's your sense of the calculation of the race right now? >> well, the race right now, the momentum is with the president. he's doing well in the national polls and also in these battleground states. the most interesting battleground...
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president obama said the u.s. would quote stand fast against attacks on u.s. embassies around the world. but our next guest says that the situation is far more complex than just anger over the film. he says there are other factors playing into the violence, including forces trying to take advantage of the changing political face of the middle east. and to divide the move towards democracy. joining us is the public policy institute for american university of beirut in lebanon. senior fellow at harvard university and columnist for beirut "daily star" newspaper. great to have you with us. so what is this really about, if not about this video? >> the video is the spark that set people's emotions off and took them to the streets and carrying out mostly peaceful demonstrations with some violent ones here or there. there's three or four things happening together. people should not try to find bun explanation for this. you have the movie triggering people's great anger about what's going on, and it's important for americans especially to understand that religion in is
president obama said the u.s. would quote stand fast against attacks on u.s. embassies around the world. but our next guest says that the situation is far more complex than just anger over the film. he says there are other factors playing into the violence, including forces trying to take advantage of the changing political face of the middle east. and to divide the move towards democracy. joining us is the public policy institute for american university of beirut in lebanon. senior fellow at...
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the obama campaign is also down playing expectations. they say he hasn't had enough time to prepare for the debate because he's been so busy as president dealing with a series of crises in the middle east. >> chip reid in boston. thanks. >>> for more on campaign 2012, we turn to jonathan allen, a senior political correspondent from politico. jonathan, good morning to you. >> good morning, rebecca. >> i want to begin where chip left off. the president's advisors say he's been so busy dealing with international affairs coming into the debate he hasn't had a chance to prepare. some of the tlmts coming out of these international affairs, the administration's stance, for example, on what exactly happened in benghazi has recently changed. i wonder how that might impact this debate. >> i would be shocked if there wasn't some questioning from that either from the moderators or at least perhaps some attention drawn to it by mitt romney. this is a huge issue for the president, is his policy working in north africa, in the middle east? what happene
the obama campaign is also down playing expectations. they say he hasn't had enough time to prepare for the debate because he's been so busy as president dealing with a series of crises in the middle east. >> chip reid in boston. thanks. >>> for more on campaign 2012, we turn to jonathan allen, a senior political correspondent from politico. jonathan, good morning to you. >> good morning, rebecca. >> i want to begin where chip left off. the president's advisors say...
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that was one state that obama won in 2008 where romney thought he could make inroads. picked paul ryan. the polls tightened. now the polls have gotten wider there. >> john, based on your reporting, what do you sense mitt romney is going to do differently or is it stay on the same track? >> well, this is the great question with mitt romney. it's been several months where they've various different times said we're going to get more specific. but if you listen to him on the stump, all he has done so far really is just assert his plans over again. well, that hasn't done it so far. so the question is, what's he going to do? it could just be that some people are just tuning in now. maybe when they hear his programs for the first time, people find that perfectly attractive. but there has been a months long question about whether he can do something more to sell his program for the future that actually connects with people. that's the big question still. >> this will be a big week before next week's debate. john dickerson, thank you. >>> president obama heads to new york today
that was one state that obama won in 2008 where romney thought he could make inroads. picked paul ryan. the polls tightened. now the polls have gotten wider there. >> john, based on your reporting, what do you sense mitt romney is going to do differently or is it stay on the same track? >> well, this is the great question with mitt romney. it's been several months where they've various different times said we're going to get more specific. but if you listen to him on the stump, all...
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president obama won all of those three states in 2008. as jan kroufcrawford reports, m romney is still battling that secretly recorded video that came out earlier this week. good morning. >> good morning to our viewers in the west. romney is already on his way to the east coast, ending up in the swing state of florida tonight. that video is continuing to dominate the conversation and the coverage. >> barack obama. >> reporter: appearing last night on cbs' "late show with david letterman," president obama tried to claim the high ground. in responding to romney's remark s at a may fund-raiser. >> one thing i've learned as president is you represent the entire country. >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: romney spent all day, facing questions about his comments at the fund-raiser that nearly half the country didn't pay taxes, view themselves as victims and, therefore, were committed to the president. >> my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them. >> reporter: that gave the president a huge opening and the president poun
president obama won all of those three states in 2008. as jan kroufcrawford reports, m romney is still battling that secretly recorded video that came out earlier this week. good morning. >> good morning to our viewers in the west. romney is already on his way to the east coast, ending up in the swing state of florida tonight. that video is continuing to dominate the conversation and the coverage. >> barack obama. >> reporter: appearing last night on cbs' "late show with...
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president obama heads to the u.n. with a message for iran, but apparently without trying to meet with other world leaders. and say it ain't so. the world faces a shortage of bacon? yes, bacon. a calamity, but, first, here's a look at what's happening and what we've been covering on cbs this morning. >> we face a choice between the forces that would drive us apart and the hopes that -- >> it will be his version of the world as opposed to mitt romney's. >> credit i objects say he is not giving the u.n. enough attention this year because he wants to be re-elected. >> hillary clinton is doing all the work here this week. >> she is. he is on the view while she was across town. >> iran's president is making headlines at the u.n. as he usually does. >> would you retaliate against the united states if there's an attack by israel on iran? >> is this the impetus to change this lockout situation? >> another apparent mistake by an nfl replace the official to set off a firestorm of criticism. the ref said caught the ball. he notic
president obama heads to the u.n. with a message for iran, but apparently without trying to meet with other world leaders. and say it ain't so. the world faces a shortage of bacon? yes, bacon. a calamity, but, first, here's a look at what's happening and what we've been covering on cbs this morning. >> we face a choice between the forces that would drive us apart and the hopes that -- >> it will be his version of the world as opposed to mitt romney's. >> credit i objects say...
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and obama is up in those polls as well. >> that's right. if you take our poll with likely voters and in those states it's among likely voters, the president is ahead outside the margin of error. in those states that we all come to know and pay much attention to, ohio, florida. that's a big deal. >> john, two questions. one, has foreign policy entered the presidential debate in a significant way? >> it has, but i don't think -- unless this is a protracted nightmare in the middle east over the next couple of days, i think we go back to the economy. this election is still all about the economy. >> on the economy, there's a question of the fed having to do this is just one more example of the failed economic policies of the obama administration. >> that's right. the question is whether people really get an understanding of what quantitative means. when they see the stock market go up, they may get a sense that the economy is approving of this move. the question of inflation, you have to see if people really feel that. the verdict on quantitativ
and obama is up in those polls as well. >> that's right. if you take our poll with likely voters and in those states it's among likely voters, the president is ahead outside the margin of error. in those states that we all come to know and pay much attention to, ohio, florida. that's a big deal. >> john, two questions. one, has foreign policy entered the presidential debate in a significant way? >> it has, but i don't think -- unless this is a protracted nightmare in the...